Scout Comics has announced a new venture with CBSN, the Comic Book Shopping Network, to create exclusive editions of their upcoming comics and graphic novels. CBSN is led by two names that will be well known to the retail community, including Jen King known for the Space Cadets Collection in Texas, and Jesse James Criscione, who runs Jesse James Comics from Arizona. You may also know Jesse James, not as a former burglar, but as a participant in Bleeding Cool. Scout has made moves in its initiatives to get comic books into the hands of readers by following DC’s example (no, not that example) by going straight to retailers, creating online stores for all of their upcoming titles, and search Kickstarter for pre-funded, ready-to-sell content.
In her announcement of this new venture, Jen King spoke about the partnership:
“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m serious about giving my word not to open up info until I’ve started. This has been the hardest secret to keep because I’m so excited about our partnership with Scout! ”
James Haick, President of Scout and one of the current creative forces behind much of their marketing and more, also shared his take on this venture with the Comic Book Shopping Network:
“I’m so excited about this new partnership with not only Jen and Jesse James, but all of CBSN’s comic book stores. CBSN is such a great, innovative idea / company and I can not wait to grow our respective companies together.”
With a 2021 line-up that seems to be getting bigger by the day, with Killchella en Through the Horns announced just this past month, Scout Comics continues to grow as a creative force within the indie community. It will be interesting to see what artists exclusive covers contribute to this new initiative with CBSN as Scout grows.
